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2019: Ekiti South PDP leaders ask supporters to vote for Senator Olujimi, others

  Senator Abiodun Olujimi. By  Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in Ekiti South Senatorial District on Friday rejected the directive allegedly handed down by the former Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose not to vote for the Senate Minority leader, Chief Biodun Olujimi in the February 16 election. The chairmen who met in Ikere Local Government vowed to deliver the six local governments which form the senatorial district to Olujimi and the Presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji…

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2019: PDP accuses Buhari of bringing in foreign nationals to influence polls

Presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar. Charles Onyekwere, AbakalikiThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of allegedly importing foreign nationals into the country to influence the elections. National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus stated this at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township Stadium, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, venue of the party’s presidential campaign flag-off in Ebonyi State.He called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to disqualify the presidential candidate of the  APC and…

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Saraki receives tumultuous welcome in Offa PDP campaign rally, Monarch joins fray

Kwara State governor, AbdulFattah Ahmed (left) and the Senate President and the DG of Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Dr. Bukola Saraki in a chat. Senate President and national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Bukola Saraki was given a tumultuous reception yesterday by residents of Offa, where he led members of his party to a campaign rally in the local government. Excited by the turn out, the traditional ruler of the community, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi, asked his…

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5,000 APC members dump party, join PDP in Ebonyi

By Charles Onyekwere, AbakalikiOver Five thousand members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State Friday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party as Governor David Umahi kicked-off his re-election campaigns.  The defectors also donated a brand new Sienna bus to Governor David Umahi in support of his second term campaign across the 13 Area councils of the state.The state Deputy Governor, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, announced the decision of the decampees during the flag-off…

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INEC chairman, Yakubu risks jail for allegedly disobeying court order

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) chairman, Professor Mahmud Yakubu may be committed to prison if a Committal proceeding filed by the Young Democratic Party (YDP) now pending before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos sails through on Friday January 18, 2019. The court will on that day hear the application which is seeking to commit the INEC chairman to prison as a contemnor. It is accompanied with a 12 paragraph affidavit. This is the position of the Form 49…

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Gunmen shoot PDP lawmaker in Ekiti

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State. By Gbenga Joseph, Ado Ekiti A member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Michael Adedeji, at the early hours of Friday was shot  by unknown gunmen while traveling to Akure, Ondo State capital. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker  was one of the legislators that partook in the removal of the former Speaker, Hon. Kola Oluwawole and subsequent election of an All Progressives Congress (APC) colleague, Hon Adeniran Alagbada, as the…

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Ekiti Govt seals off buildings linked to Fayose

By Gbenga Joseph, Ado Ekiti Two  buildings  in Ado Ekiti linked to the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose , have  been sealed off by the state government for lack of approved plan and permit. The state government, through the Ministry of  Housing and Physical Planning and Urban Development, said the erection of the buildings contravened  the laws guiding urban renewal regulations of the state government. Fayose is currently being tried at the Federal High Court,…

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Fayose weeps as Police teargas, seal off campaign venue

Ayo Fayose, governor, Ekiti State. By our correspondent in Ado Ekiti  Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Operations, Mr. Habilal Joshak, has explained the reason behind the sealing off of the campaign venue organised by Governor Ayo Fayose to drum up support for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka from where they planed to stage what they called: ‘Victory walk’ round a part of the capital city in anticipation of victory in the July 14 poll…

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Imo political crisis: Another Assembly member suspended

Imo Assembly Speaker, Acho Ihim. The last is yet to be heard from Imo State as the crisis created by the now annulled congresses of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state and the debacle between the state governor, Rochas Okorocha and his deputy, Eze Madumere are claiming casualties of both divides. Just yesterday, the State Assembly in its alleged claim of its process of re-engineering and discipline, suspended another member, Donatus Onuigwe, representing Oru West Constituency, accusing…

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Impeach Buhari now, group tells NASS

President Buhari. By Tony Onyenwe, An Igbo group, Voice from the East, (VEAST),has called on the National Assembly to impeach President Buhari immediately. The group which embarked on a massive protest on the streets of Enugu last weekend, pointed out that they were in full support of the order of the Federal High Court, Osun calling on the  National Assembly to start the impeachment process of Buhari as the  President of Nigeria. “Impeach Buhari  now  as  killer – President  of  Nigeria; impeach Buhari  now  as a murderer of Nigerians; impeach Buhari now as the sponsor of Fulanihersdmen  in Nigeria; impeach Buhari now as the sponsor of Bokoharam in…

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